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COMMITTEE HEARINGS MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BERG, Chair 4 p.m.-Room 127  ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES REVENUE AND TAXATION CHARLES CALDERON, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 126 BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDER Measure: Author: Summary: A.B. No. 1759 DeVore. Disaster relief. (Urgency) A.B. No. 1918 Niello. Income taxes: principal residence. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2491 Gaines. Income and corporation taxes: depreciation: ex- pensing. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2914 Charles Calderon. Taxation: Adult Entertainment Venue Impact Fund. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2930 Laird. Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 3009 Brownley. Sales and use taxes: consumers: itinerant ven- dors. (Tax Levy) S.B. No. 1055 Machado. Taxation: cancellation of indebtedness: mort- gage debt forgiveness. (Tax Levy) SUSPENSE FILE A.B. No. 1853 Anderson. Income and corporation taxes: deductions: de- fensible space. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 1912 Plescia. Income and corporation taxes: credit: wildfire risk reduction improvement. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 1938 Plescia. Income taxes: credits: spaying or neutering. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2178 Garrick. Minimum franchise tax. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2240 Tran. Diesel fuel tax: exemption: biodiesel. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2256 Duvall. Taxation: homeowners' exemption and renters' credit. (Tax Levy) CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE REVENUE AND TAXATION CHARLES CALDERON, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 126 A.B. No. 2292 Garrick. Income tax: health savings accounts. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2372 Coto. Public postsecondary education: systemwide fees: limitations: tax levy. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2488 Houston. Income and corporation taxes: deductions: de- preciation. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2556 Duvall. Income tax deduction: health insurance. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2561 Niello. Pupil opportunities: tuition tax credits for pupils enrolled in low-performing schools. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2568 Houston. Property tax exemption: principal residence: veterans and their unmarried surviving spouses. (Tax Levy) A.B. No. 2605 Nakanishi. Income taxes: credit: nonpublic school atten- dance. (Tax Levy) RULES LIEU, Chair Upon call of the Chair -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008 APPROPRIATIONS LENO, CHAIR 9 a.m. -Room 4202 BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDER Measure: Author: Summary: A.B. No. 1773 Hayashi. Retail food: long-term health care facilities. A.B. No. 1777 Houston. Land use: subdivision maps. (Urgency) A.B. No. 1778 Ma. Junk dealers and recyclers: California Redemption Value (CRV) containers. A.B. No. 1809 Saldana. Pupils: military families. A.B. No. 1814 DeVore. Veterans: claims. A.B. No. 1821 Portantino. Student financial aid: Ortiz-Pacheco-Poochi- gian-Vasconcellos Cal Grant Program. A.B. No. 1841 Coto. School facilities: small schools. A.B. No. 1868 Walters. Government tort claims: charter schools. A.B. No. 1906 Salas. Insurance: identity theft. A.B. No. 1908 Wolk. Dixon Unified School District: school farm proper- ty. (Urgency) A.B. No. 1925 Eng. Franchise Tax Board: professional or occupational li- censes. A.B. No. 1934 Ma. School facilities: surplus school property. A.B. No. 1952 Berg. Business licensing: exemptions: veterans. A.B. No. 1981 Huff. Surplus property: Chino Valley Unified School Dis- trict. A.B. No. 1984 Swanson. Public health: HIV/AIDS testing: prison in- mates. A.B. No. 1991 Mullin. Subdivisions: tentative maps. A.B. No. 2003 Saldana. Energy: Climate Protection and Energy Efficien- cy Bond Act of 2008. (Urgency) A.B. No. 2029 Tran. Dependent children: visitation. A.B. No. 2044 Duvall. Insurance licensees. CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE APPROPRIATIONS LENO, CHAIR 9 a.m. -Room 4202 cont'd A.B. No. 2046 Jones. Water supply assessments: groundwater. A.B. No. 2053 Karnette. Adult education: part-time teachers. A.B. No. 2055 Salas. Military personnel: Combat Stress Support Team Program. A.B. No. 2062 De Leon. Ammunition. A.B. No. 2082 Salas. Student financial aid: military service. A.B. No. 2104 Smyth. Pornography: unauthorized photographs of mi- nors. A.B. No. 2105 DeSaulnier. Elder and dependent adult abuse. A.B. No. 2107 Mullin. Driver's education: provisional licenses. A.B. No. 2119 Galgiani. Corrections: medical equipment and care. A.B. No. 2152 Duvall. State Board of Equalization: security. A.B. No. 2153 Krekorian. Water conservation. A.B. No. 2164 Nakanishi. County law libraries. A.B. No. 2167 De Leon. Public school employees: personnel records. A.B. No. 2168 Jones. Farm stands: direct marketing: retail food. A.B. No. 2169 Cook. Business licenses: ice cream truck operation. A.B. No. 2177 Bass. Public works: prevailing wages: Compliance Group Representatives. A.B. No. 2187 Caballero. Mortgages: foreclosure. A.B. No. 2195 Brownley. Rail transit. A.B. No. 2207 Lieu. Emergency rooms: overcrowding. A.B. No. 2212 Ruskin. Santa Clara Valley Water District. A.B. No. 2220 Jones. Health care service plans: provider contracts: pay- ment of claims. A.B. No. 2244 Price. University of California hospitals: staffing. A.B. No. 2263 Caballero. In-home Supportive Services program: Case Management Information and Payroll System. CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE APPROPRIATIONS LENO, CHAIR 9 a.m. -Room 4202 cont'd A.B. No. 2265 Jones. State property: Old Sacramento State Historic Park. A.B. No. 2278 Caballero. Local infrastructure development: public-pri- vate partnerships. A.B. No. 2321 Feuer. Transportation funding: County of Los Angeles. (Urgency) A.B. No. 2324 DeSaulnier. Tidelands and submerged lands: City of Pitts- burg. A.B. No. 2338 Beall. Foster care placement: children 12 years of age and younger. A.B. No. 2360 Levine. Public contracts: state contracts: healthy lifestyle benefits. A.B. No. 2362 Keene. State records: personal information: security breaches. A.B. No. 2400 Price. Hospitals: closure. A.B. No. 2424 Beall. Persons with developmental disabilities: education and employment. A.B. No. 2437 Ruskin. Regional water systems. A.B. No. 2457 Walters. Instructional programs: Online Classroom Pilot Program. A.B. No. 2459 Davis. Property taxation: Senior Citizen Tax Work-Off Program. A.B. No. 2464 Duvall. Annuity sales: disclosure. A.B. No. 2465 Duvall. Insurance: replacement of life and annuity poli- cies. A.B. No. 2494 Caballero. Housing-Related Parks Program. A.B. No. 2505 Brownley. Hazardous waste: polyvinyl chloride packag- ing container. A.B. No. 2508 Carter. California State Military Museum and Resource Center. CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE APPROPRIATIONS LENO, CHAIR 9 a.m. -Room 4202 cont'd A.B. No. 2513 Caballero. Housing and Emergency Shelter Trust Fund of 2006: allocation of funds: regional housing need share. A.B. No. 2535 Hernandez. Medi-Cal: prescription drugs. A.B. No. 2543 Berg. Geriatric and Gerontology Workforce Expansion Act. A.B. No. 2570 Silva. Unemployment insurance: Employment Training Panel. A.B. No. 2575 Sharon Runner. Child welfare: investigations: audio re- cording. A.B. No. 2593 Adams. Sex offenders: parole. A.B. No. 2595 Laird. Public records: unlawful possession. A.B. No. 2596 Jones. California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006: cities and counties. A.B. No. 2608 Davis. Department of Rehabilitation: funding. (Urgency) A.B. No. 2637 Eng. Dental auxiliaries. A.B. No. 2641 Cook. Military service: protection: mediator. A.B. No. 2651 Aghazarian. Foster care: dependent children. (Urgency) A.B. No. 2652 Anderson. Prisoners: professional mental health provid- ers: marriage and family therapists. A.B. No. 2656 Brownley. Pupil Suspension. A.B. No. 2670 Salas. Department of Veterans Affairs: qualified residen- tial rental project programs. A.B. No. 2679 Ruskin. Solid waste: enforcement: local agencies. A.B. No. 2680 Adams. Counties: water bond loans. A.B. No. 2686 Nava. Santa Ynez Valley Water District. A.B. No. 2695 Niello. Solid waste: enforcement: illegal dumping. A.B. No. 2702 Nunez. Maddy Emergency Medical Services Fund: hospi- tal and physician and surgeon reimbursement: Los Angeles County. CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE APPROPRIATIONS LENO, CHAIR 9 a.m. -Room 4202 cont'd A.B. No. 2708 Solorio. School districts: pupils' health and nutrition: pro- hibited advertising. A.B. No. 2711 Portantino. Economic development. A.B. No. 2729 Ruskin. Environment: hazardous materials: hazardous waste control: hazardous substances. A.B. No. 2736 Cook. Indian children: parental rights: tribal customary adoptions. A.B. No. 2743 Saldana. Medical marijuana: nonassistance with federal raids. A.B. No. 2749 Gaines. Financial institutions: disclosure and reporting re- quirements. A.B. No. 2756 Duvall. Pharmacists: furnishing drugs during emergency. A.B. No. 2765 Huffman. Pest eradication: aerial use of pesticide: public hearing: notice. A.B. No. 2808 Garcia. Green schools: environmentally sensitive clean- ing and maintenance products. A.B. No. 2810 Brownley. Human trafficking. A.B. No. 2828 Salas. Veterans' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ser- vices Fund. A.B. No. 2847 Krekorian. Health care coverage. A.B. No. 2848 Hernandez. Optometrists: retired licenses. A.B. No. 2859 Gaines. Public resources: fire prevention and control: for- est protection. A.B. No. 2861 Hayashi. Mental health services. A.B. No. 2863 Leno. Public utilities: electrical corporations. A.B. No. 2864 De Leon. School facilities: energy efficiency. A.B. No. 2870 DeSaulnier. Land use: environmental quality. A.B. No. 2875 Lieber. Public social services recipients: Medi-Cal eligi- bility pilot project. A.B. No. 2881 Wolk. Nuisance: agricultural activity: recovery of defen- dant's costs: right to farm. CONTINUED ON FOLLOWING PAGE APPROPRIATIONS LENO, CHAIR 9 a.m. -Room 4202 cont'd A.B. No. 2901 Brownley. Toxics: enforcement: lead jewelry: packaging. A.B. No. 2919 Garcia. Advertising. A.B. No. 2921 Laird. Local government: agricultural land. A.B. No. 2923 Evans. State lands: wilderness areas. A.B. No. 2935 Huffman. Toxic spill prevention and response. A.B. No. 2938 De Leon. Water diversions: fish entrainment: screening. A.B. No. 2954 Lieber. San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority. A.B. No. 2965 Krekorian. School facilities: water toxicity assessment. A.B. No. 2976 Keene. Vehicles: manufacturers and distributors. A.B. No. 2988 Feuer. Environmental quality: exemption: electric power purchase contract. A.B. No. 3013 Levine. Judgment liens: continuation. A.B. No. 3021 Nava. California Transportation Financing Authority. A.B. No. 3050 Committee on Judiciary. Legal aid: court interpreters. A.B. No. 3054 Committee on Insurance. Insurance. A.B. No. 3066 Committee on Veterans Affairs. Unemployment insur- ance: Employment Training Panel: veterans. A.B. No. 3067 Committee on Veterans Affairs. Military and Veterans: Veterans' farm and home purchase. A.B. No. 3080 Committee on Revenue and Taxation. Property taxation: local administration. A.B. No. 3082 Committee on Veterans Affairs. Veterans: benefits. A.B. No. 3083 Committee on Veterans Affairs. Mental health: veterans. A.C.R. No. 79 Anderson. University of California: divestment from Iran. A.C.R. No. 91 Mendoza. California Community College faculty. A.C.R. No. 123 Fuentes. Decennial census. S.B. No. 242 Torlakson. Claims against the state. (Urgency) S.B. No. 853 Perata. Dentistry: dental assistants and hygienists. LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT SWANSON, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 126 Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 529 Migden. Private employment: meal periods. S.B. No. 940 Yee. Temporary services employees: wages. THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008 BANKING AND FINANCE NAVA, Chair Upon Adjournment of Session -Room 444 REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 1137 Perata. Residential mortgage loans: foreclosure proce- dures. (Urgency) HUMAN SERVICES BEALL, Chair Upon Adjournment of Session -Room 4202 INFORMATIONAL HEARING SUBJECT: Global Food Crisis: What Can be Done Now to Help California's Low-Income Families? RULES LIEU, Chair 15 minutes prior to Session -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room Measure: Author: Summary: A.B. No. 2114 Villines. The Corporation Tax Law: allocation and appor- tionment. SELECT COMMITTEE ON PROCUREMENT PRICE, Chair Upon adjournment of Session - SUBJECT: Questions on the 2006 Office Depot contract with the Depart- ment of General Services." MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BERG, Chair 4 p.m.-Room 127 MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2 ON EDUCATION FINANCE BROWNLEY, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ITEMS BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3 ON RESOURCES RUSKIN, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 ON STATE ADMINISTRATION ARAMBULA, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 ON TRANSPORTATION FEUER, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES RULES LIEU, Chair 15 minutes prior to Session -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2008 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BERG, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2 ON EDUCATION FINANCE BROWNLEY, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ITEMS BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3 ON RESOURCES RUSKIN, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 ON STATE ADMINISTRATION ARAMBULA, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 ON TRANSPORTATION FEUER, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 2008 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BERG, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2 ON EDUCATION FINANCE BROWNLEY, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ITEMS BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3 ON RESOURCES RUSKIN, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 ON STATE ADMINISTRATION ARAMBULA, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 ON TRANSPORTATION FEUER, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BERG, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2 ON EDUCATION FINANCE BROWNLEY, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ITEMS BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3 ON RESOURCES RUSKIN, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 ON STATE ADMINISTRATION ARAMBULA, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 ON TRANSPORTATION FEUER, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES RULES LIEU, Chair 15 minutes prior to Session -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008 BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 1 ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BERG, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 2 ON EDUCATION FINANCE BROWNLEY, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ITEMS BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 3 ON RESOURCES RUSKIN, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 4 ON STATE ADMINISTRATION ARAMBULA, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE NO. 5 ON TRANSPORTATION FEUER, Chair Upon Call of the Chair- MAY REVISION ALL DEPARTMENTS OPEN ISSUES RULES LIEU, Chair Upon call of the Chair -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2008 RULES LIEU, Chair Upon call of the Chair -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room THURSDAY, MAY 29, 2008 RULES LIEU, Chair Upon call of the Chair -Room 3162 Assembly Rules Committee Room WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 2008 EDUCATION MULLIN, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 126 BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDER Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 668 Torlakson. School property: housing: Field Act exemp- tion. S.B. No. 672 Torlakson. Pupil instruction: courses of study: graduation requirements. S.B. No. 679 Romero. Public education: independent study and alterna- tive accountability systems. S.B. No. 908 Simitian. Environmental education. S.J.R. No. 23 Aanestad. Federal Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000: extension. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CABALLERO, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 447 BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDER Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 348 Simitian. Local government: vehicle fee for congestion and stormwater management. S.B. No. 1103 Cedillo. Economic development subsidies: review by lo- cal agencies. S.B. No. 1191 Alquist. Local government: community service districts: broadband access. S.B. No. 1326 Ducheny. Vector control. S.B. No. 1458 Committee on Local Government. Local government: the County Service Area Law. S.B. No. 1510 Kehoe. San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. S.B. No. 1519 Yee. Local governments: taxicabs. WATER, PARKS AND WILDLIFE WOLK, Chair 1 p.m. -Room 437 BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDER TESTIMONY MAY BE LIMITED TO 2 WITNESSES TESTIFYING FOR EACH SIDE 3 MINUTES PER WITNESS Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 1360 Machado. Flood protection. S.B. No. 1424 Machado. Wild animals: permits. TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2008 HEALTH DYMALLY, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 4202 BILLS HEARD IN FILE ORDER TESTIMONY MAY BE LIMITED TO 2 WITNESSES TESTIFYING FOR EACH SIDE 3 MINUTES PER WITNESS Measure: Author: Summary: A.C.R. No. 129 Parra. Cardiovascular disease. A.J.R. No. 57 Huffman. Mercury contaminated seafood. A.J.R. No. 58 Horton. School Medicaid services. S.B. No. 462 Torlakson. Hospice providers: hospice licensed beds. S.B. No. 1168 Runner. Health care coverage: dependent children. S.B. No. 1184 Kuehl. Infectious disease reporting. (Urgency) S.B. No. 1213 Ducheny. Mobile health care units: site reporting require- ments. S.B. No. 1272 Cox. California Health Facility Construction Loan Insur- ance Law. S.B. No. 1379 Ducheny. Fines and penalties: physician loan repayment. HIGHER EDUCATION PORTANTINO, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 437 Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 325 Scott. Postsecondary education: Educational and Eco- nomic Goals for California Higher Education. S.B. No. 361 Scott. Postsecondary education: California Postsecondary Education Commission. JUDICIARY JONES, Chair 9 a.m. -Room 4202 EACH BILL LIMITED TO TWO MAIN WITNESSES TESTIFYING FOR EACH SIDE. BILLS HEARD IN SIGN IN ORDER Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 31 Simitian. Identification documents. S.B. No. 364 Simitian. Personal information: privacy. S.B. No. 685 Yee. Pet trusts. S.B. No. 1177 Ridley-Thomas. Dispute resolution. S.B. No. 1182 Ackerman. Trial courts: restructuring. S.B. No. 1264 Harman. Wills and trusts: no contest clauses. S.B. No. 1287 Hollingsworth. Local government: records: Riverside County. S.B. No. 1333 Ashburn. Paternity judgment: reconsideration. S.B. No. 1370 Yee. Education: Journalism Teacher Protection Act. S.B. No. 1498 Committee on Judiciary. Maintenance of the codes. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2008 AGRICULTURE PARRA, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 4202 REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 634 Wiggins. Food labeling: olive oil. LOCAL GOVERNMENT CABALLERO, Chair 1:30 p.m. -Room 447 BILLS HEARD IN SIGN-IN ORDER Measure: Author: Summary: S.B. No. 301 Romero. Local government finance. S.B. No. 1124 Committee on Local Government. Local Government Omnibus Act of 2008. |
